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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

Bluetooth module plugged into the ESC. In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe. Fast forward a dozen years. One thing that hasn't really changed, though, is the expense. James Provost.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

Bluetooth module plugged into the ESC. In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe. Fast forward a dozen years. One thing that hasn't really changed, though, is the expense. James Provost.

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Uno Minda gears up for anticipated aftermarket parts boom  | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Uno Minda boasts a comprehensive EV portfolio, encompassing battery management systems, chargers, cables, control modules, plugs, telematics, and more. Uno Minda, a leading auto parts supplier, acknowledges the recent surge in electric vehicle (EV) demand but anticipates a delayed need for corresponding aftermarket parts.

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Charge like you Volt-to: DIY J1772

DIY Electric Car

I started by chopping off 12" from my home 220v system (plug and all). So for all the glory of free charging, it just got my charger begging to suck on that lovely 220V/30A hiding behind a fancy gas nozzle look-alike. Who is that fooling anyway? I've had a hard time bellying up to the bar of SAE and pulling out my anty in the J1772 game.

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. It also spreads doubt about the enviro bona fides of plug-ins. Third-party and DIY converters can't muck with every system on a car.

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Detect Quakes With “Raspberry Shakes”

Cars That Think

Searching the interwebs, I found no shortage of leads about how to build a DIY seismometer. The problem is that the DIY seismometer designs I was seeing were large and ungainly contraptions. This consists of a geophone and a sensor board that plugs into a Raspberry Pi. was, in fact, a small earthquake.

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Hacking Ham Radio for Texting

Cars That Think

MicroAPRS , which is an open-source and Arduino-compatible firmware package for DIY packet radio modems. The PCB plugs into an Arduino Mega [middle right], a GPS antenna [top left], a mini keyboard [bottom middle], and batteries [bottom right]. NEO 6M-based GPS receiver that is popular with hobbyists for things such as DIY drones.

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